Cell division dictionary

Question 1

What is a cell?

Answer 1

The basic unit of life

Question 2

What does multicellular mean?

Answer 2

Made up of many cells grouped into tissues & organs

Question 3

What is mitosis?

Answer 3

Cell division

Question 4

What is the function of a nucleus?

Answer 4

Contains DNA which controls the cells activities

Question 5

What is the function of a cytoplasm?

Answer 5

The site of cell chemical reactions

Question 6

What is the function of a cell membrane?

Answer 6

Controls what substances go in & out of a cell

Question 7

What is the function of a cell wall?

Answer 7

Supports the cell & helps keep its shape

Question 8

What is the function of a vacuole

Answer 8

Stores dissolved salts & sugars

Question 9

What is the function of a chloroplast?

Answer 9

Where sugars are made in the cell by photosynthesis

Question 10

What is a tissue?

Answer 10

Specialised cells are grouped

Question 11

What is an organ?

Answer 11

Contains several types of tissues

Question 12

What is a micrometer?

Answer 12

A millimetre x1000

Question 13

What is a graticule?

Answer 13

A tiny ruler that goes into the eye piece of a microscope

Question 14

What is cancer?

Answer 14

A condition in the body where cells divide in an uncontrolled way

Question 15

What is a tumour?

Answer 15

A mass commonly caused by cancer

Question 16

What is an agar plate?

Answer 16

Petra dish containing agar

Question 17

What is a sterile technique?

Answer 17

Reducing contamination